Chris Eubank Jr Faces Another Fine After Conor Benn Weight-Cutting Measure

Chris Eubank Jr. has risked facing yet another fine for methods related to his weight cut ahead of his second bout against Conor Benn.

Eubank, 36, and Benn, 29, will go toe-to-toe at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the second time on Saturday evening, with the former looking to make it 2-0, having defeated the latter on points back in April.

Meanwhile, the younger of the pair is looking to avenge the defeat, which was his only career loss as a professional.

Of course, the first time around the bout was shrouded in controversy with Eubank smashing an egg into Benn’s face during the build-up. He was fined £100,000 for the incident by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) for breaching misconduct regulations.

The 36-year-old later missed weight - coming in at 160.2 pounds on his first attempt, and 160.05 pounds on his second – by 0.05 pounds, which resulted in him being slapped with a hefty £375,000 fine.

Eubank had also earlier been fined £10,000 for the “misuse of social media” by the BBBofC after he breached social media guidelines set by the body.

The board called Eubank to a hearing after the Englishman posted several videos of himself cutting weight that implied the use of a sauna – something which is not advised by the organisation.

According to BBC Sport, the board verbally advises fighters not to use “inappropriate means” to cut.

And this time around, it’s fair to say Eubank will be hoping he avoids financial penalties.

On Friday, both fighters came in under the middleweight limit, with Eubank weighing 159.1 pounds while Benn came in at 159.3 pounds.

The eldest of the duo posted several videos on social media, which appeared to show him using a sauna suit while cycling in a bid to lose weight quickly.

While the use of a sauna suit is not officially banned by the BBBofC, promoting the use of “rapid weight-cutting techniques” on social media, like Eubank has done, may still result in yet another sanction similar to the punishment handed out for the fighter’s “misuse of social media” ahead of the first fight.

“Documentation is sent out to the boxers when they get licensed with regard to rapid weight-making measures,” BBBofC general secretary Robert Smith said while speaking to The Athletic earlier this year.

“We send out as much education as we possibly can, but we can’t police everybody.”

Ahead of Saturday’s fight, both fighters must fall in line with a rehydration clause, meaning they cannot weigh 10 pounds over the 160-pound limit on the morning of the contest.